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Bedford North Lawrence senior center Jenna Allen has reopened her recruitment following the resignation of Curt Miller as the Indiana women's coach.

Allen, one of the top centers in the Midwest, verbally committed to the Hoosiers in August of 2013. But Miller's surprising departure on July 25 spurred Allen to rethink her position. She will wait on the Hoosiers to hire a new coach, but she will also listen to other offers.

"We're not saying no to IU, but it's a situation, going into her senior year, where we have to make sure it's the right fit and have options in case it's not," said Jeff Allen, Jenna's father and the new head coach at BNL. "We felt like we had done our homework, and Jenna felt IU was the best fit with Coach Miller. Obviously the variable has changed."

Allen has been one of the key figures during BNL's drive to back-to-back Class 4-A state championships. She averaged 14.9 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line last season.

If Allen decides to go elsewhere, other schools that were high on Allen's original list of possible choices and will now be in play include Michigan State and Butler. Former BNL coaches Kurt Godlevske (who led BNL to the 2013 title and was named the new head coach with the Bulldogs earlier this summer) and Damon Bailey (the BNL coach in 2014 who is now a Butler assistant) are now in position to potentially scoop up a huge recruiting prize.

Allen wants to remain in the Midwest, which means other Big Ten programs could be in the mix.

Allen was a force this summer for the Indiana Junior All-Stars. In four games – two against the Kentucky Juniors and two against the Indiana Seniors – Allen had three double-doubles while averaging 10.5 points and 9.3 rebounds.

Miller cited "personal health and family reasons" when he resigned. He coached the Hoosiers for two seasons and went 32-32, including a 21-win campaign last year and a run to the WNIT semifinals, while rebuilding the program with good recruiting. Allen was supposed to be one of the IU centerpieces for the 2015 recruiting class.

Associate head coach Curtis Loyd is serving as interim coach during the search for Miller's successor.

"Sometimes things are meant to be," Jeff Allen said. "We're trying to look at it as a positive. Either she will love the new coach at IU and recommit there, or she is meant to be someplace else and great things will happen."

Allen plans to make her decision prior to the November signing period.